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Caulk or not to caulk?

July 14, 2013

I received two opinions from exterior professional painters. Should the spaces where the siding boards meet be caulked? They agree to caulk at the corners of the house but disagree about the spaces between the siding boards. Any help would be appreciated.

Behr Exterior Stains

June 30, 2013

Are these products any good?

FLOOR

June 24, 2013

MY 24X26 FAMILY ROOM NEEDS TO HAVE THE OIL BASED PAINT THAT WAS THEN PAINTED OVER WITH LATEX PAINT REMOVED. HOW CAN WE GO ABOUT DOING THIS EFFECTIVELY AND REASONABLE?

Caulking

June 18, 2013

When do I caulk, before or after primer?

Painted childs room- now sticky?

May 30, 2013

About six months ago my husband and I sanded, primed and painted our sons hardwood floor in his room. This wouldn’t have been my first choice the previous owners had used his room as a room for her cats and well you can imagine the stains and smells. We used

Beadboard Porch Ceiling

May 28, 2013

I have a beadboard porch ceiling in good condition, but in need of a fresh finish. It looks like whoever installed it used a marine spar varnish, which is what I plan to use. What is the best way to prepare the surface? Sand off the varnish? Scraping doesn’t look

Stained Cement

May 9, 2013

I have red stained cement from about 7 years ago. The cement needs stained again want to do the same color. What do I have to do to get the stain to stick to the previous color?

Non toxic wood finish

April 27, 2013

I stained my wooden cabinets and bow window with minwax water based stain and want to add a finish. I looked into the minwax polycrylic but it seems to have a lot of warnings in regards to health while using it. I noticed online that Shellac may be the way

Beadboard Ceiling

April 25, 2013

I have installed a beadboard ceiling in my bathroom. I want to keep the natural look. Do I just use several coats of a good clear, satin polyurethane?